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Shut-In Selections From Uncle Ed’s Library
I’ll admit it: I’m an old-school guy who still loves books. The real ones, those that are made out of paper and smell how I remember adventure smelling when I was 5 or 6 and it was too rainy to go…
Continue Reading →True Stories — April 2020
Neighborhood Watch: Couple Finds Door Kicked in, Neighbor Attacks With Hammer A Skyway woman returned home to find her front door kicked in. Fearing to enter, she called her husband to come home from…
Continue Reading →Which Is More ‘Dangerous:’ Gun or Phone?
Riddle me this: At 3:03 a.m. a few weeks ago, I was rudely pulled from sleep by an automated voice on speakerphone, loudly telling me about Amazon PillPack. My phone was on a charger on my bedside…
Continue Reading →Born to Protect: Relentless Patriots Take on Coronavirus to Support America’s First Responders
Special Guest Tyler Merritt, CEO of Nine Line Apparel, Live April 9 at 7 p.m. Central Time As Americans, we are called to serve those on the front lines fighting to save lives during the COVID-19 —…
Continue Reading →Identifying Census Scams This Spring
A census has been conducted in America for the last 230 years. The statistics collected are used to determine the number of seats each state has in the House of Representatives. The data is also used…
Continue Reading →Industry Influencers: Cheryl Todd
Did you know that all this month, the USCCA is recognizing and celebrating women? I am so lucky to have met, trained with, worked alongside and learned from some of the most amazing ladies in our…
Continue Reading →Preserving American Freedom in the Face of the Coronavirus: Why the Firearms Industry Is Essential
COVID-19 — the coronavirus — is attacking more than just the health and security of the nation. There are efforts underway by some in the political arena to use the pandemic to further erode gun…
Continue Reading →Industry Influencers: Gabby Franco
Did you know that all this month, the USCCA is recognizing and celebrating women? I am so lucky to have met, trained with, worked alongside and learned from some of the most amazing ladies in our…
Continue Reading →Four Memorable Lawmen of the Wild West
The Wild West was a period of history that has captured the imaginations of Americans for more than a century. Legends were created — on both sides of the law. A handful of men risked their lives to…
Continue Reading →True Stories — February/March 2020
No Entry: Texas Woman Shoots Housebreaker A San Antonio woman heard strange noises from the back of her home at about 2 a.m. Taking up a pistol, she went to investigate and found a man trying to…
Continue Reading →Industry Influencers: Dawn Hillyer
Did you know that all this month, the USCCA is recognizing and celebrating women? I am so lucky to have met, trained with, worked alongside and learned from some of the most amazing ladies in our…
Continue Reading →Tim Kennedy: Soldier, Warrior and Teacher
“Tim Kennedy is the real-life Captain America,” Blake Hayes, co-founder of Sheepdog Response, declared during an interview. “He’s the closest thing to a superhero I’ve ever met in my life.” The…
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